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by dragonwriter
4779 days ago
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> So many possibilities? There is nothing here that couldn't be achieved by having the user click on a link. Because its machine parseable, it makes a lot of presentation options available that aren't available when you rely on a standard hyperlink without a data format with a standardized identification of the requested action. > And he's right, it does make phishing easier. Well, that depends on what the requirements are to have the client present the actions from the schemas: the current Google requirements, I would say, do not make phishing easier. You must register with Google for the schemas in the email you send to be recognized in Google products (e.g., Gmail) [1], and the registration is per-set-of-emails, and fairly specific as to the content, and appears to be manually reviewed [2]. [1] https://developers.google.com/gmail/schemas/registering-with...
[2] https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PA-vjjk3yJF7MLPOVKbIz3MBfhy... |
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You're right: this addition turns email into a data or event queue of sorts with standardized actions that can be performed on it. I like it. Given that email is one of the few non vendor-locked communication technologies we have and we already have a lot of infrastructure to deliver it reliably, this seems a promising evolution path.
I'd like to see something similar for IM: currently SMS is the only open standard for instant messaging, and any other option locks you into either a platform or a specific client, which the other person will probably not use.